Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
Quotes to Explore
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Most modern science fiction went to school on 'Dune.' Even 'Harry Potter' with its 'boy protagonist who has not yet grown into his destiny' shares a common theme. When I read it for the first time, I felt like I had learned another language, mastered a new culture, adopted a new religion.
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Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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Like most writers, I've read a lot of Hemingway, and I admire him greatly.
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I am thrilled to get the chance to write comics - and to tell Forgotten Realms tales, to boot!
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I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.
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The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.
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I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
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Good material is good material.
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I think the hardest thing I went through in the UFC was my first loss. It was terrible. It was traumatizing. But it's just going back and rebuilding and getting better.
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I'd like to follow in the footsteps along like Jodie Foster and Natalie Portman, who got their education.
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I don't ever want to feel complacent.
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I think it takes a lot of desire because I think a lot of people who've never written books don't know quite how hard it is to stick with, to put in the amount of time and just make the commitment to just sit there every day and do it while everybody else is out having fun.
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We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
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People are the key to success or extraordinary success.
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What I believe is really good in the so-called documentary approach to photography is the addition of lyricism.[this quality] is usually produced unconsciously and even unintentionally and accidentally by the cameraman.
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The world will die, but I shall not die.If God dies, then I will die;If he does not die, then why should I die?
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An open foe may prove a curse, but a pretended friend is worse.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
